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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-10-21

The City Council is being asked to schedule a public hearing for November 12, 2025, to consider granting or changing historic designation status for nine properties across Houston, based on applications submitted by the property owners. The designations being considered include Landmark, Protected Landmark, and changes to existing designation levels within two historic districts.

What it means for you

Residents who own or live near the nine listed properties, or who have an interest in Houston's historic preservation process, can attend or submit comments at the November 12 public hearing before the City Council votes on these designations.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2025-0739, official minutes of Oct 21-22, 2025.

Housing & zoning — see all →Multiple Houston neighborhoods (Northside, Midtown, West Edgemont, Sunnyside, Woodland Heights, Houston Heights)

Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the October 21, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official coversheet ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35706 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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